Maxwell Aaron Randell

Of Buffalo Grove

Maxie Randell was born on October 9, 1997 in Highland Park to Michael and Ilyce (nee Hartman) Randell. He passed Saturday, April 18, 2020 in Buffalo Grove at 3:02 am surrounded by his family and in his mother's arms. Due to prior restrictions on gatherings the family wasn't able to invite friends to the funeral and will be having a memorial service to remember Maxie on July 18th, 2020.

Max formerly attended Miner School in Arlington Heights and enjoyed his time in their transitional work program before he aged out of the program in October 2019. Since then Max absolutely loved being “retired” and spending time with his family. He loved horseback riding, buddy baseball, bonfires and fireworks, and watching his brother’s wrestling matches. Most of all, Maxie loved being surrounded by his family and was loved by all who knew him.

Max was a medical pioneer where at 11 months old he was the youngest gene therapy recipient for a neurological disease. Since then, Max has represented the battle for those living with Canavan Disease and is known word-wide for his courage, smile, and good humor. Max started and ended each day with a huge smile and many kisses from his Mom, Dad, and brother, Alex. When he wasn’t exploring the world in his wheel chair Max could be found in his favorite place on the couch watching TV and movies with his family.

Maxwell is survived by his parents, Michael and Ilyce Randell; brother, Alex Randell; grandparents, Margaret Nyeholt, James Nyeholt, Michael Hartman and; Robert Randell, aunts and uncles, Eric (Christinia) Hartman, Philip (Yvette Scarlett) Randell, and Richard (Stephanie) Randell; great-aunt, Rita Shapiro; cousins, Markus Hartman, Jack Hartman, Sophia Hartman and Blake Randell.

He was preceded in death by his Grandmother, Sandra Randell.

A memorial service and visitation will be held on Saturday, July 18, 2020, exactly three months since Maxie left us. Service and visitation at the Glueckert Funeral Home, Ltd., 1520 N. Arlington Heights Rd. Arl. Hts, IL 60004. Visitation from 11:00 am till 1:30 pm, and service from 1:30 pm till 3:00 pm. Illinois Phase Four capacity limits, PPE requirement, and social distancing in effect. Guests are invited to wear blue, Maxie’s favorite color!

A personal note from Ilyce, Michael and Alexander:

We are inviting and encouraging everyone who wants to pay their respects to come remember Maxie with us. We realize, most people have already moved on with their lives and come to terms with Maxie being gone, but we have not been able to get anywhere near that point. Finally, being able to mourn with friends and family will help us get some closure on this part of the process. This memorial is public and open to anyone who knew our Maxie, so please share. We are hoping that a lot of his friends will still be there even though it's so long after he passed away. Maxie’s urn will be present for the visitation and service.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given at https://www.gofundme.com/f/remembering-our-maxie-

Video below is from the private funeral (due to COVID Restrictions) held April 21, 2020.

Maxie's service starts at @28:00